The benefits of making compost at home aren’t limited to bigger, stronger, healthier plants. Homemade compost is cheaper, kinder to our planet, and gives you greater control over what goes into your garden. Homemade compost also reduces…
Composting hay and straw is a fantastic way to boost the amount of carbon in your compost pile. And to dispose of either material after it has been used for animal bedding or garden mulch! Straw and…
What’s going on inside your compost pile? It may look pretty inert from the outside, but the interior of a well-maintained compost bin is a hotbed of activity. Of course you can make great compost without understanding…
Setting up a worm farm is something I’ve been interested in for several years now, and this month I finally got to turn my wriggly dreams into reality. Before taking the plunge I’d read a lot of…
Composting in a small space sounds a bit like wishful thinking, doesn’t it? When you picture a compost pile, it’s likely to be one of those big ones, at least 3 feet tall, deep, and wide. And…
Let’s start out by saying that you don’t have to have any kind of container, to get started with composting. You can in fact simply make a compost pile straight onto the ground. And there are pros…
My family regard my enthusiasm for composting with some amusement. They’d probably say, if pressed, that it’s verging on an obsession! But here’s the thing. Composting is a fascinating subject and so much more interesting than just…
The first time I needed to know how to get rid of rhubarb, I went about it all wrong. And that rhubarb plant was still haunting me the following summer, despite the fact I was trying to…
Mealy tomatoes are a massive disappointment. Last year I grew a tomato variety which is famous for being reliable and productive in my region for the first time. I waited eagerly for the fruit, which were basically…
Last year, inspired by photos on social media, I became possessed by the idea that I ought to grow a curly willow, and harvest the stems for vases inside my home. Unfortunately, I quickly realized there was…
